As you may know, I try to predict Oscar nominations before they come out. Good cerbral exercise to see how much I really do know.
So below are my guesses. Starting this year, the Academy doesn’t have to have the now standard 10 films for Best Picture, so it may be five or eight. Who knows?
The Golden Globes are a great insight into possible Oscar nominations, but they also like contemporary concepts – while I feel the Academy still likes and prefers old Hollywood, although voters are slowly acknowledging newer movies and concepts. Think it started around when Eminem won for 8 Mile – think that’s when the tide started to turn.
Nominations will be announced January 24th.
Best Picture
The Artist
The Descedants
The Help
War Horse
The Tree of Life
Moneyball
Hugo
Best Actor
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo Dicaprio, J Edgar
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Michael Fassbender, Shame
Best Actress
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Viola Davis, The Help
Glenn Close, Albert Hobbs
Best Supporting Actor
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
Brad Pitt, Tree of Life
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Janet McTeer, Albert Hobbs
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Director
Terrence Malick, Tree of Life
Steven Spielberg, War Horse
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
George Clooney, Ides of March
Best Adapted Screenplay
Christopher Hampton, A Dangerous Method
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants
Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, Moneyball
Steven Zaillian, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, Ides of March
Best Original Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, J Edgar
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Best Visual Effects
Hugo
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
X-Men: First Class
Tree of Life
Best Costume Design
War Horse
Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
The Help
Hugo
The Artist
Best Animated Feature
Rango
Puss in Boots
Cars 2
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